Typing Test
Check your typing speed in words per minute. Free, no sign-up.
How fast do you type?
This typing speed test measures how many words per minute you type and how accurately. Start typing and the clock starts with you. When the time is up you get your WPM, your accuracy, your raw speed, a chart of every second and a consistency score that shows how even your pace was. No account, no ads in your way.
Pick time for a 15, 30, 60 or 120-second test, or words for a fixed number of words. Turn on punctuation and numbers when plain words get too easy, and switch to Spanish, French, German, Portuguese, Italian, Russian or Hebrew from the menu. Your best result for every setting is saved in this browser.
A WPM test that counts what matters
Your score is net WPM: only words you typed correctly count, five characters to a word. Raw speed counts every key you pressed, so the gap between the two shows what your mistakes cost you. Accuracy counts every wrong key, even ones you fixed. That makes this words-per-minute test the same kind of measure employers use. How the scores are calculated.
Typing speed chart
| WPM | Level | What it means |
|---|---|---|
| Under 25 | Beginner | Still looking for keys. Learn the home row and touch typing. |
| 25–40 | Average | Typical for people who type now and then. |
| 40–60 | Above average | Comfortable for office work and studying. |
| 60–80 | Fast | Enough for almost any job that involves typing. |
| 80–100 | Professional | Typists, transcribers, programmers who practise. |
| 100+ | Exceptional | Only a small share of typists ever get here. |
Compare yourself with the average typing speed or see what counts as a good WPM for different jobs.
More typing tests
1 Minute Typing Test
A quick check of your speed. Sixty seconds, real sentences.
2 Minute Typing Test
Twice as long as the quick test, still short enough to repeat.
3 Minute Typing Test
The classic benchmark. Long enough to show your true pace.
5 Minute Typing Test
The endurance test used by many employers. Stay accurate to the end.
Paragraph typing tests
12 passages from beginner to advanced, with capitals, commas and numbers.
10 key typing test
Numbers only, for the number pad. Scored in keystrokes per hour.
Data entry typing test
Names, addresses, prices and dates, like a real data entry job test.
Live chat typing test
Customer support replies, as used in chat agent hiring tests.
Typing test for kids
Short, friendly sentences for young typists.
Typing test in other languages
Each language has a one-minute race with its 200 most common words and its own leaderboard, with the page written in that language.
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Typing test questions
How does this typing test work?
Start typing the words on the screen and the clock starts with your first key. Press space after each word. When the time runs out you see your speed in words per minute (WPM), your accuracy, your raw speed, how even your pace was and a second-by-second chart.
How is WPM calculated?
A word is counted as five characters, spaces included. Your WPM is the number of characters in the words you typed correctly, plus their spaces, divided by five and by the minutes the test took. Words left with a mistake do not count. More on how scores work.
What is a good typing speed?
About 40 WPM is average for adults who type every day. 60 WPM is fast, 80 WPM is professional level and above 100 WPM is exceptional. Aim for 95% accuracy or better. See what is a good typing speed.
What is the average typing speed?
Most adults type at 35 to 45 WPM. A large 2018 study of 168,000 volunteers who took an online typing test measured an average of about 52 WPM. Read more about the average typing speed.
How long should a typing speed test be?
A 60-second test is the most common and is enough to see your speed. Employers often use 3-minute or 5-minute tests with real sentences, because they also show how well you keep your accuracy.
Is the typing test free?
Yes. Every test on typing-test.com is free, with no account and no limit on how many times you take it. Your personal bests are kept in your browser.
Can I get a typing certificate?
Yes. Take any of the paragraph tests and print or save your typing certificate as a PDF at the end.
Keyboard shortcuts
tab then enter starts a new test, and so does esc. backspace on an empty word takes you back to the previous word if it has a mistake; ctrl + backspace clears a whole word. Click the theme name at the top to change colours.
Want to improve? Read how to type faster and learn touch typing. Keys not responding? Check them with the keyboard test.